Mowing-machine



N. S'. COOPER.

IVIOWING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3o. ISIS. IIvENEvwED Nov. Io, |919.

1,333,540. PfIIenIed"y Mar. 9,1920.

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N. S. COOPER.

MOWING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 30.1918. BENI-:w50 Nqv. 1o. 1919.

1,333 v,540. Patented Mar. 9,1920.

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'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

NATHAN sQoooPE'R, or PHIL CAMPBELL, ALA'iniviii.A

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Application led April 30, 1918,l Serial 110.231,780.

'and improve the existing art lby producing a `mowing machine which the cutter is operated with'ease and with great rapidity by a simple construction and arrangement of parts as deriving power fromjthe ground or bull wheel. p A further object of the inventionis top-roi duce a mowing machine designed'to be propelled by a single draft animal, in which the parts are so -constructed and arranged as to insure the reciprocation of the cutter `blade in a positive manner and vwith the least amount of exertion by the hand controlling the machine and by the draft animalf, f

-Itis a still further-.object of thefi'nvention toproduce a mowing machinedesigned to cut vegetation between rows of` corn or the stalks of corn in a row without interfer` Ving with the stalks in the adjacent row. f

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a mowing machine with 'a trailing hollow armor casing to which the cutter Vis attached, the drive shaft for the cutter-'being arranged in the hollowcasing an'dderiv-y ing vpowerroperated by means upon the op` posite side of the frame of the machine, said means being actuated by the bull or drive wheel ofthe device.

Other objects` and advantages will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, reference being had to theY ac.

- companyingdrawings, in which,

Y Figure 1 is a side elevation of a'mowing machine constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view looking toward' the opposite side of the machine.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a sectional view approximately on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Y v

Fig. 5 is a detail enlarged sectionall view approximately on the line 5`5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the drive i specificati@ of Lettersraiet. i

yPatented Mar. 9,1920.

Renewed November 10, A1919. Serial No. 337,055. A

'd shaft casing illustrating its connection with the cutter bar, parte beingbioken'away and parts being in section. V- 'l `As disclosed by the drawings the improvement contemplates the employment of a substantially .rectangulary frame 1Q, having`at the forward end thereof a horizontally disposed clevis 11 which extends beyond one of the sides of the frame and which, of course, is vprovided with spaced openings any one of which receiving a hook or ring attached vto the swingletree of thedraftanimal. Journaled in suitable f bearingopeir ings inthe sides oft'he'ffra-me 10 isl a lshaftv 12 on which is lkeyed the drive oibull wheel 13. Also keyed on the shaft 12, to 'one side of the wheel 13 is a gear wheelv limeshing with the pinion 15 secured upon a shaftfl journaledin a. bearing opening in one of the sides of the frame 10 as well as in a similar opening in a Vbracket 17 vsecured longitudinally to the side of the bracket. 4Onthe shaft'16`,'inward-of the bracket 17 issecured a toothed wheel- 18 vthatl meshes with a pin'- ion 19, the said pinion `being :keyed upon a shaft 20 andthis shaftisjournaled inxbearing openings inthe brack'etl and oneof the sides'of the frame 10.v` The opposite side of the frame 10 has secured in an; opening therein la sleeve 21 through vvwhich the shaft 20 extends,lthe said sleeve providing a bear: ing forithe shaft. The outer endY of the yshaft 20, on f the end Nthereof extending through the sleeve 21 has secured thereto`l a beveledtoothed wheel 22, and this wheel o meshes with ,a similar beveled toothedwheel 23 secured upon the outer end of a shaft 24, the lsaid shaft having arranged upon its opposite end a' fiat wheel 25,. pivoted to the outer face of thewheel 25 :is a link'or pitman 26that is loosely connected, preferably through the' means of a ball and socket joint 27 thereof to the reciprocatory knife 28 that is'slidably arranged on the cutter bar 29.

The cutter bar is loosely supported by a Eccentrically y pivotal connection 30 with an ear 81 formed upon the lower and reduced end of a sub- Y stantially cone-shaped casing 32. VThis casing may, if desired, be constructed of two sections and is-provided, upon its inner surface or bore withone ory more spaced par# titions eaohhaving an opening providing a bearing for the shaft 34. The upper partition is indicated by the numeral 35. ARestbeveled wheel 23. The closed end of the cas# ing on this partition is a sleeve or boss 36 Y formed on the inner straight face of the beveled toothed wheel 23. The casing 32 has one of its sides providedv with an opening V37, the same beingL arranged outward ofthe ing is provided with a boss 32 having a transverse opening therethrough that pro- Y vides a bearing for the sleeve 21.,

Integrally formed with the boss 32 is an arm 39 rounded inwardly toward the frame 1,0 from its connection with the casing 32 and from thence provided with a straight extension 40. v- VThis extension has transverse opening 41 therethrough and through its opening is designedto pass a removable member, preferably in the nature of a pin 42, the saidpin being also designed to `be received `in any one or aj number of spaced openingsV 43 provided upon the side of the frame 10, the open orcurved arm secured to the said side of the frame.. By this arrangement it will be noted that the cutter bar may 'e be arranged at any desired elevation with respect Ato the ground surface over which it operates. It will be further noted that by entirely removing the pin 42 the cutter bar will be in the. nature ofa drag, at all times contacting with the ground surface so as to cut low or `close thereto. YThe cutter is comparatively short, as the device is primarily designed, as previously stated for employment between rows of corn or other Y vegetation planted by drills.

If desired the frame may have journaled at the rear thereof a guide or colter wheel,

and to the sides of the frame are pivotally secured, as at 44, the handle. members 45. TheseY handles are retained at a proper dis# tance with respect to the frame through the medium of removable pin members 46 passing through a suitable opening therein and being received in one of a plurality of-` spaced openings 47 Vprovided upon the arched bar or rack 48, said racks being secured to the rear of the frame 10.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have produced a device of simple constructionl which will be efficient in operation and one which is admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view, and it is believed that the simplicity and advantages `thereof will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description, it beingthought merely necessary toadd that the cutter bar may be provided with the usual guider or gage rod 50, as disclosed by the drawings, and with the arrangement of parts as set forth the frame is properly bal- A anced and the cutter bar is maintained, at all times in proper cutting position.

What I claim is:V 4

In a mowing machine, the combination witha frame having a ground wheel jour- 'naled thereon and a shaft journaled in bearings forward of the ground wheelland means actuated by the ground wheel for imparting motion te the shaft, of a 'sleeve on the frame providing a bearing for the shaft, a beveled toothed wheel on theV end of the shaft outward of the sleeve, a conical casing having its wider endv closedand pro`u` vided with an opening receiving the sleeve whereby to pivotally connect the casing to the sleeve, a shaft journaled in bearings inthe casing and having one of its ends eX- tending'therethrough, a cutter, said cutter operated bysaid shaft,:ajbeveled toothed Inl test'mony whereof I affix mysignature.

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